Why do we bail and not remand? Options

[TallDarkAndHands...]

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article...articleID=12792


An offender with a record of violence is free to walk the streets of Newbury until April 8th.

Makes you feel all warm inside knowing people like this are wandering about.

[GMR]

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article...articleID=12792


An offender with a record of violence is free to walk the streets of Newbury until April 8th.

Makes you feel all warm inside knowing people like this are wandering about.

It seems that the police no longer represent the public but put the interests of the criminal first.

[Jeven]

It seems that the police no longer represent the public but put the interests of the criminal first.

Eh? Surely the decision of remand or bail is up to the judge not the Police. The Police are only involved as far as arresting people and then passing the decision of whether to charge to the CPS who then hope the judge (and jury if it gets that far) make a good decision on behalf of the public.

The Police are constantly complaining that they have some criminals who they arrest pretty much every week but the judges still give them lenient sentences (or even worse community 'punishments'). In fact I remember some local police saying that if you put away about 15 - 20 criminals the crime in the area would be reduced by ~ 80% (until some new ones came along to fill the void.)

As much as I love a good, unreasoned, police bashing in this case they aren't even involved slightly in the process which is to blame.